: It’s been a million years since I’ve posted to this site. I’ve been writing over …
: The girls were so happy to see me after spending a couple of days at the kennel. This is probably my …
: An owl flew in to say hello during our walk through the forest yesterday.
: What's in the Box? I don’t know why this popped into my head today, but when I was a kid, I loved it when my …
: No More Mr. Nice Guy! I think I may have figured out something from my past. Growing up, there was a lot of fighting in my …
: Turning 50 and Giving Back Time moves fast the older you get. It seemed like it took forever to grow up and then bam, …
: 🍿The Long Dumb Road (2018) Watched this movie late last night. Shoulder pain keeping me awake. I have a soft spot for Road Trip …
: 🖊 Sharpie Roller 0.5 Pen I may have finally found a Sharpie pen that I can use on a daily basis. I was a Target today looking …
: 🎶 Without You by Motley Crue (1990) I was driving home today and this song came on Sirius XM. The ballad, while not as good as Home …
: 🍿 This Is Where I Leave You (2014) We picked this movie last night to watch. Halfway through it, I realized I had already seen it and …
: 🍿 I Want You Back - 2022 I will watch anything with Charlie Day in it but what got me to click on it was that it had Jenny …
: 🍿 Celeste and Jesse Forever I was browsing through Apple TV+ last night waiting for my son to come home from a Halloween Party …
: Generational Differences in Car Interests and Customization My son is learning to drive. He’s doing well, but doesn’t seem too interested in the …
: 🎵👻 Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? In the spirit of Halloween, I picked up her album. I recognized a couple of songs from the radio. …
: 👻 Halloween Trivia Prize I am hosting a Halloween Trivia contest this week at work. This is the first place prize.
: 💡On Demand Trash and Bathroom Cleaning Service Two things turn me off when I visit a restaurant: 1) Dirty bathrooms and, 2) Full Trashcans. …
: 📚Little Free Libraries in my neigborhood I came across one of these while driving around looking at Halloween decorations. I’ve seen …
: 👻 Halloween Decorations Around Me Halloween is my favorite holiday. This year, I started taking pictures of all the houses by me with …
: 🎵 Discography feature in Spotify I recently discovered this feature in Spotify. It lists all the albums the band has released by …
: Switched back to Roam Research from Obsidian I forgot to cancel my recurring annual subscription to Roam Research last month. I got the …
: 🍿 Weekend at Bernie's On Friday or Saturday, my wife and I watch a late 1980s and early 1990s movie with our 16-year-old …
: Can I buy toner at Sportsman's Warehouse? I live in Murrieta, CA. Our local Staples store next to Best Buy closed about four months ago. I …
: Dollar Shave Club is better than Harry's I am an avid podcast listener going back to almost the beginning. Pre Covid-19, my daily M - F …
: Roam Research Renewal I mentioned in a previous post my disappointment with the state of personal email and that I …
: 🍿 Conjuring 3 - The Devil Made Me Do It My son and I went to see it on Wednesday at the luxury theater. I didn’t tell him that I …
: Currently reading: The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhuo 📚 I …
: What is Personal Email Good For Today? I have given up trying to keep my gmail inbox clean. I have spent endless hours unsubscribing from …
: Workflow - Time Blocking with Obsidian . I am still using Obsidian everyday since switching from Roam Research. One document I use to stay …
: 📚 Dr. Seuss Takes up 1 - 8 books on Amazon's Top 100 All-Time List I had not thought this could be true Nor did I have a clue Until I clicked on the link Highlighted …
: 🎙 Lead from the Hip with Eric Weinstein on Diversity & Inclusion Quote from Lex Fridman podcast episode 163 - Eric Weinstein: Difficult Conversations, Freedom of …
: 🎙Lead from the Hip with Jason Calacanis - Lex Fridman Podcast #161 Only about a quarter of the way through listening. I love the speed that Lex and Jason are going, …
: 🍿Endless - Weird movie but good I have been on a time loop kick over the past couple of weeks. After watching the Map of Tiny …
: 🎙JRE #1609 - Joe and Elon (Jelon?) Listened to Joe’s interview with Elon over the long weekend. It lacked some of the sizzle from …
: 🍿The Map of Tiny Perfect Things Pretty good time loop movie. Was hoping it would be a little darker. Liked how the focus shifted …
: 📚 Amazon's Top 100 Best Sellers - Dungeons and Dragons While doing research for a new project, I was surprised to see the Dungeons and Dragons Players …
: LinkedIn Post: Zillow Hiring Machine Learning Engineering Manager What kind of machines are we talking about? I know my way around a copy machine and a vending …
: Minute with Mintzberg - The Key to Leadership Selection Problem Statement: We have senior leaders choosing junior leaders with no direct experience in how …
: 🍿Groundhog Day vs. Palm Springs Didn’t realize today was Groundhog’s Day until I fell asleep watching a very long car …
: How much is a working vehicle inherently worth? I have a 2012 Nissan Cube with 275K miles. Although I’m not looking to sell it I entered my …
: Moving from Roam Research to Obsidian for Capturing Work Notes I recently posted that I moved from using Dropbox Paper to using Roam Research for taking my work …
: Moving from IOS to Mac OS While I am enjoying being back to using Mac OS, I am finding that after typing an entry, I keep …
: 🎵 New Stuff from AC/DC This is a test post. Just trying to figure out how to include the emojis to categorize my posts. BTW …
: Roam Research for Taking Notes at Work I’ve been away from posting to micro.blog for a while. I was reading through my older posts …
: 2021 Goal Back on Mac OS after almost a year. Missed Mars Edit. Glad to have it back. I now have a dedicated …
: New temperature screening devices at my work. They work pretty well. I’ve been laying outside and …
: It has been almost two weeks since we put our 15 year old lab Sara down. This was one of the last …
: Why I like using Dropbox Paper to capture my notes at work. I recently switched to using Dropbox Paper to capture my work notes. Instead of creating folders, I …
: Been gone for a while. Traded in my MacBook Air for the IPad Pro. Looking for best way to publish …
: My AirPods Pro Review I was a late comer to the first gen of AirPods. I bought them in summer 2019. I liked them well …
: Push vs. Pull For the past week I have unsubscribed from every advertisement, notification, update, newsletter …
: Fixed vs. Growth Mindsets I am currently reading Mindset by Carol Deck on Kindle while on a business trip (otherwise I watch …
: Apple Notes and Business Trips I’m on the road for work on a 10 day trip. I’m using Apple Notes as my ‘one-stop-shop’ to capture …
: Why I left Twitter in 2020 I cancelled my account last week. I left Twitter for two reasons: 1) Engagement - The only likes or …
: Lead-from-the-Hip with James Otteson Econtalk for September 8, 2014, James Otteson on the End of Socialism: James’ central …
: Lead-from-the-Hip with Daniel Coyle Brett Mckay had Daniel Coyle on his Art of Manliness Podcst #388 to talk about his new book, The …
: Lead-from-the-Hip with Howard Marks Shane interviews Howard Marks from Oaktree Capital on his podcast, The Knowledge Project with Shane …
: Workflow - Using Ulysses to Design Training Content I’ve had Ulysses for a couple of years and have never used it consistently or for anything …
: Lead-from-the-Hip with Kevin Smith In Jay and Silent Bob Get Old 10: Mewes Shook Me All Night Long, a podcast inspired to keep his …
: Things 3: Inbox to Folders and Projects I spent a lot of time over the weekend doing a GTD brain dump and then sorting/converting into tasks …
: Food for Thought - Work Context and Subsequent Behavior I’ve been thinking a lot about how the work context shapes behavior. Take for instance, the CB radio …
: Scott Lees on Establishing a Growth Mindset Sage advice from Scott Lees from his book titled, Addicted to the Process: How to Close …
: 1978 - Catfished Some of my fondest memories from childhood come from when my family, my future step-family, …
: 1982 - A Poltergeist in Kingman, AZ When I was 9, my mother and father separated. My mother was seeing my future step-father and to get …
: 1977 - Pre-Tivo and Tantrums Growing up I vividly remember getting up from watching my show and pushing the button on the TV to …
: 40 Tasks and a Mule I spent the last hour before heading home getting down to inbox zero for work. At the end, I …
: Novelty Warps the Fabric of Space and Time I learned something new today: Most of the memories that we can easily recall tend to occur between …
: Sometimes you've just gotta pull over and take it all in. Ortega Hwy facing north overlooking Lake Elsinore under heavy cloud cover. Snow capped mountains in …
: Switched Back to Things 3 from OmniFocus I have way too much shit going on at work right now. Whenever things get this way, I feel compelled …
: Likes vs. Comments: Which provides a more meaningful experience? I recently learned that Instagram will remove the public follower like count on user’s posts in an …
: Closed Captioning for the "Learning Impaired" I read a post on medium this morning about why people like to watch video with closed captioning on …
: How to Effectively Engage in a Debate I listened to an interview this morning where a woman was asked for her advice on how to engage in …
: Anxiety Excavated I was running late this morning to work. Traffic was stopped for about 30 minutes for a …
: How I Manage Paper In My Office I keep a very simple paper filing system. Below is a picture of my right desk drawer. It is one of …
: Walken's Are Welcome! I stopped by Dunkin' Donuts this morning to get coffee. The drive-thru was extremely busy and there …